C is for Crafts:Â My Little Pony Inspired Stick Ponies My oldest daughter turned four this past weekend. Â Gone are the days of me being able to plan out a cute little birthday party based on the theme of my choice. Â She definitely had an opinion this year and it had to be a My Little Continue reading
 P is for Party Planning: 12 Tips for Planning a Perfect Birthday Party Spring and summer mean birthday party planning time in our house.  I have to admit that I really love planning birthday parties for my girls.  I get really in to the details and like to put a fair amount of time into being Continue reading
B is for Baking:Â Cake Decorating Party I have to admit that most home parties really just aren’t my thing. Sure they can be a fun way to get together to socialize with girlfriends, but I always feel pressured to buy (self imposed pressure perhaps?) and end up spending too much money or buying things that Continue reading
B is for Birthday:  40th Birthday Treat Basket I have hit a time in my life where many of my near and dears are celebrating milestone birthdays. Welcome to the big 4-0, right? I’m not really sure how that is possible because I myself couldn’t possibly be a day over 29, right? Wink, wink! Anyway, Continue reading
B is for Birthday: Â Cute as a Button Cupcakes When my youngest daughter turned one last summer, I chose a “cute as a button” theme for her party and it was so darn, well, CUTE! Â Stay tuned for more posts in the near future about the cute as a button party, but today we are Continue reading
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